A grand slam by Ron Cey, who also drove in another run with a double, paced a 16-hit attack as the Dodgers overpowered the Braves, 16-6, in a slugfest that featured nine homers. Steve Garvey, Dusty Baker, Lee Lacy and Charlie Hough also homered for the Dodgers, while the Braves had round-trippers by Jerry Royster, Jeff Burroughs, Willie Montanez and Gary Matthews. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 16, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Sunday, April     24, 1977 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      1  2  3    0  1  0    0  7  2  -  16 16  2
Braves       2  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Office cf             6   0   2   0     0   1   .279
  Lacy 2b             3   2   2   2     0   0   .571      Royster 3b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Russell ss            6   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Montanez 1b           4   1   1   1     1   0   .242
Smith rf              3   3   2   0     2   1   .385      Burroughs rf          5   2   2   1     0   3   .263
  Hough p             1   1   1   1     0   0   .143      Matthews lf           5   2   4   1     0   0   .414
Cey 3b                3   2   2   5     2   0   .426      Correll c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .333
  Martinez ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pocoroba ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Garvey 1b             5   3   2   3     0   0   .279      Gilbreath 2b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .281
  Goodson ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rockett ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .306
Monday cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .280      LaCorte p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Baker lf              5   1   2   3     0   1   .319        Capra p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Yeager c              4   2   2   1     1   1   .366        Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                2   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mota ph             1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000        Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hale rf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               43  16  16  16     6   7             Totals               42   6  13   6     3   7

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 22,464
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 13
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 0
Errors: Russell, Cey, Gilbreath, Rockett
Doubles: Cey (5), Yeager (5), Mota (1)
Home Runs: Garvey (4), Cey (5), Baker (2), Lacy (1), Hough (1), Royster (2), Burroughs (6), Montanez (3), Matthews (2)
Stolen Bases: Office (1)
Sacrifice Hits: John (3)
Hit by Pitch: Rockett (1,by Hough)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    4.1  11   6   6   0   3   4  25   9.00
Garman                  0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   6.00
Wall W(1-1)             2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  11   8.44
Hough                   2     0   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.59
Totals                  9    13   6   6   3   7   4  46

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte L(1-2)          2.1   7   6   6   1   2   1  14  11.68
Capra                   4.2   2   1   1   4   1   0  20   4.91
Camp                    0.1   3   5   4   1   0   1   6   4.15
Johnson                 1.1   4   4   4   0   4   3   9  17.18
Beard                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    16  16  13*  6   7   5  50

Hit by Pitch: Hough (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell popped to third; Smith
singled to right; Cey doubled to left [Smith scored, Cey out at
third (left to shortstop to catcher to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
homered; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs
homered; Matthews singled to right; Correll singled to right
[Matthews to third]; Gilbreath forced Correll (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
singled to center; Baker struck out; Yeager doubled to left
[Monday scored]; John singled to center [Yeager scored]; Lopes
popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCorte
struck out; Office singled to left; Office stole second; Royster
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell popped to third in foul territory; Smith
singled to center; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey homered
[Smith scored, Cey scored]; CAPRA REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING);
Monday grounded out (second to first); Baker flied out to left;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Montanez homered; Burroughs struck out; Matthews
homered; Correll flied out to right; Gilbreath reached on an
error by Cey [Gilbreath to first]; Rockett grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager singled to center; John reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Yeager to second]; Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yeager to third, John to
second]; Davey Lopes ejected by 1B umpire Ed Montague;
Russell lined to pitcher; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: LACY REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); Capra grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office singled to left; Royster lined to
second; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey walked; Garvey forced Cey (second to
shortstop); Monday walked [Garvey to second]; Baker singled to
center [Garvey scored, Monday out at third (center to third),
Baker to second (on throw to 3b)]; Yeager was walked
intentionally; John forced Yeager (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Burroughs singled to left; Matthews singled to right
[Burroughs to second]; Correll struck out; Gilbreath singled to
right [Burroughs scored, Matthews to third]; GARMAN REPLACED
JOHN (PITCHING); Rockett singled to left [Matthews scored,
Gilbreath to second]; Capra walked [Gilbreath to third, Rockett
to second]; WALL REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Office struck out;
Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Dodgers 7, Braves 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Lacy grounded out (third to first); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Smith walked; Cey flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Montanez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Burroughs was called out on strikes; Matthews singled to
shortstop; Correll walked [Matthews to second]; Gilbreath flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday
flied out to left; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Rockett grounded out (first unassisted); PACIOREK
BATTED FOR CAPRA; Paciorek flied out to left; Office reached on
an error by Russell [Office to first]; Royster flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 6.

DODGERS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Yeager reached
on an error by Rockett [Yeager to first]; MOTA BATTED FOR WALL;
Mota doubled to right [Yeager to third]; Lacy singled to left
[Yeager scored (unearned), Mota to third, Lacy to second (on
throw to home)]; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Smith was walked intentionally; Cey homered [Mota scored, Lacy
scored, Smith scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Garvey
singled to center; Monday was called out on strikes; Baker
homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Garvey scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Yeager struck out; 7 R
(6 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 14, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: HALE REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING RF); HOUGH REPLACED
SMITH (PITCHING); Montanez walked; Burroughs struck out;
Matthews flied out to center; POCOROBA BATTED FOR CORRELL;
Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 14, Braves 6.

DODGERS 9TH: POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hale struck
out; Lacy homered; Russell was called out on strikes; Hough
homered; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR CEY; Martinez reached on an error
by Gilbreath [Martinez to first]; GOODSON BATTED FOR GARVEY;
BEARD REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Goodson flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 16, Braves 6.

BRAVES 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GOODSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rockett was hit by a pitch; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR BEARD;
Asselstine was called out on strikes; Office flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 16, Braves 6.